Rawlsian
adjective, noun
Rawlsian is spelled R-A-W-L-S-I-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Rawlsian means “Of, relating to, or influenced by John Rawls (1921–2002), American moral and political philosopher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Rawlsian?
| Letters | 8: R-A-W-L-S-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Rawlsian?
Rawlsian appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Rawlsian
- more Rawlsian comparative
- most Rawlsian superlative
- Rawlsians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Rawlsian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or influenced by John Rawls (1921–2002), American moral and political philosopher.
noun
- 1
A follower of the theories of John Rawls.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Rawlsian come from?
From Rawls + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).